#CryptoScamSurge
🚨 Brutal increase in crypto scams in 2025
What's happening?
So far in 2025, the number of scams in cryptocurrencies has skyrocketed, and they are more sophisticated than ever. Criminals are using artificial intelligence (AI), emotional deception, and increasingly difficult-to-detect phishing techniques.
🔥 The most serious:
More than $2.5 billion lost due to scams and hacks this year.
The Bybit hack alone resulted in losses of $1.5 billion.
"Pig Butchering" scams (where someone pretends to fall in love with you or becomes your friend for weeks only to scam you with fake crypto investments) have increased by 40%.
🧠 How do they do it?
Type of scam Description
Pig Butchering They pose as friends or partners, then convince you to invest in fake platforms.
Deepfakes They use fake videos or audios of influencers or celebrities to promote trap tokens.
Phishing and fake contracts They send you links that look real, but if you connect your wallet… they empty it.
Pump & Dump They artificially inflate the price of a token, sell it, and then let it drop.
Crypto ATMs They force victims (especially the elderly) to send money using crypto ATMs.